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Where does “felþą” come from?

felþą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

felþą (Proto-Germanic): field, plain

Definitions

  1. field, plain

Ancestry of “felþą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “felþą”

  • field
  • Roosevelt
  • battlefield
  • afield
  • Greenfield
  • airfield
  • feldspar
  • cornfield
  • Copperfield
  • minefield
  • outfield
  • infield
  • veld
  • outfielder
  • subfield
  • greenfield
  • brownfield
  • coalfield
  • midfield
  • infielder
  • backfield
  • downfield
  • fieldworker
  • hayfield
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